Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 1.djvu/409

 PUBLIC LAW 107-56 —OCT. 26, 2001 115 STAT. 387 TITLE IX—IMPROVED INTELLIGENCE SEC. 901. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTEL- LIGENCE REGARDING FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE COL- LECTED UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEIL- LANCE ACT OF 1978. Section 103(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6): "(6) establish requirements and priorities for foreign intelligence information to be collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and provide assistance to the Attorney General to ensure that information derived from electronic surveillance or physical searches under that Act is disseminated so it may be used efficiently and effectively for foreign intelligence purposes, except that the Director shall have no authority to direct, manage, or undertake electronic surveillance or physical search operations pursuant to that Act unless otherwise authorized by statute or Executive order;". SEC. 902. INCLUSION OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WITHIN SCOPE OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE UNDER NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947. Section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period the following: ", or international terrorist activities"; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking "and activities conducted" and inserting ", and activities conducted,". SEC. 903. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTE- NANCE OF INTELLIGENCE RELATIONSHIPS TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION ON TERRORISTS AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. It is the sense of Congress that officers and employees of the intelligence community of the Federal Government, acting within the course of their official duties, should be encouraged, and should make every effort, to establish and maintain intelligence relationships with any person, entity, or group for the purpose of engaging in lawful intelligence activities, including the acquisition of information on the identity, location, finances, affiliations, capabilities, plans, or intentions of a terrorist or terrorist organization, or information on any other person, entity, or group (including a foreign government) engaged in harboring, comforting, financing, aiding, or assisting a terrorist or terrorist organization. SEC. 904. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO DEFER SUBMITTAL TO CON- GRESS OF REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE AND INTEL- LIGENCE-RELATED MATTERS. (a) AUTHORITY TO DEFER. —The Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and Director of Central Intelligence each may, during the effective period of this section, defer the date of submittal

�